Monthly Archives: October 2013
The harvest continues
Even though we've had several hard freezes, we are continuing to harvest here on our homestead. Will and I agree; we've never had a...
Q and A: sun chokes and canning tomatoes without adding lemon...
Sun Chokes
You mentioned Sun Chokes. Do you have any recipes to share? Have not been able to find many on the internet. We just...
Q and A: using a fermenting crock for meat and peeling...
Using fermenting crock for meat
My husband would like to cure some meat in my German fermenting crock. Will my crock be safe to use...
With several inches of snow falling in South Dakota, we’re filling...
We've been making good use of the past week of good weather, cutting and splitting firewood. Will had quite a pile of dry ash...
Q and A: corn for polenta and canning spaghetti squash
Corn for polenta
What kind of corn can I plant to dry and make the best polenta? Is it sweet corn or field corn or...